The following 5 questions are those that I have heard many times during the job-search process. There is no reason for not planning responses in such situations.

1. Tell Us About Yourself
This is a very typical opener in interviews. It's a perfect question to ask, and getting something planned will really help you concentrate and ease in the conversation. However, you need to make sure that your response is applicable to the job you're interviewing.
It's probably better to keep your answer professional. Try to include these in the answer as well: where did your love of science and bioinformatics come from? How the heck did you end up in this field? Why programming and scripting ?

2. What is your plan for your bioinformatics career? / How do you look at yourself in five years? / How are your personal objectives to accomplish these goals / What are the plan for your research fundings ?

Your CV/resume has already impressed the selection panel if you have been invited for an interview. The questions from the bioinformatics interview team provide an incentive for you to market yourself and illustrate the work in question with the most appropriate knowledge.

3. What do you understand about the job description/What would your suggested research path be if you were a successful candidate?
Summarize the specifics of the advertised bioinformatics position in your own words. Follow on with some suggestions of how you want to extend your research and create your own projects within the community.

4. Will you work as a group or do you want to work on your own?
This requirement can vary from jobs to job, so when addressing, be alert. A company/research PI may need a bioinformatician that is able to work on a single project autonomously, or they may need a person who can help direct and organize a team. In your response, refer to the job description.

5. What particular methods have you used to date with your experiments?
You might have experience with all the laboratory techniques described in the job description, but stress the ones you highly experienced with. Highlight your professional abilities and stress that you are extremely capable of mastering new techniques with others ...

At the end of the day, remember that you're questioning the jury as well as they're interviewing you. You will ought to think of any questions you would like the interview panel to pose. This indicates that you have done your homework and serious about the position.

All the best for your future job interview.

As these positions are funded by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) priority will be given to South African citizens and permanent residents however exceptional applicants who do not fulfil these criteria may be considered.

Applications including a CV outlining your experience together with a cover letter detailing why you are a suitable candidate should be sent to simon_at_sanbi.ac.za by 30th September 2013.

More @ http://www.sanbi.ac.za/hiv-phd-and-msc-research-positions/

Bioinformatics

High-throughput and high-dimensional data analysis

Microbiome data analysis (Main focus)

Next-generation and third-generation sequencing data analysis for genomics

Gene expression data analysis

Machine learning for biological data

Biomarkers identification

Database and web-application for biological data

More at
https://sites.google.com/mail.kmutt.ac.th/kanthida-k/home?authuser=0

Models and software for predicting who is at risk of carrying genetic variants that confer susceptibility to cancer. Application to breast, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic and skin cancer.

Statistical methods for the analysis of high throughput genomic data: analysis of cancer genome sequencing projects; integration of genomic information across technologies; cross-study validation of genomics results.

Statistical methods for comparative effectiveness research: comprehensive models for lifetime history of chronic disease outcomes; Bayesian meta-analysis; Bayesian causal inference; decision analysis.

Bayesian modeling and computation: multilevel models; decision theoretic approaches to inference; sequential experimental design and their application to adaptive and multistage studies in clinical and epidemiological research.

http://bcb.dfci.harvard.edu/~gp/index.html

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OlpYP3UAAAAJ&hl=en

Address of the bookmark: https://www.biostarhandbook.com/

Understanding DNA-protein interactions, genome engineering
Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
Secondary metabolite biosynthesis, metabolic engineering

Ongoing Projects:

"Betraying the parasite’s redox system: Studies on spermidine synthase of Leishmania donovani "

"Towards modifying nature's DNA-recognition system"

"Yield enhancement strategies for production of therapeutic compounds by cell and tissue cultures of Tinospora cordifolia (willd.) Miers ex Hook. F. & Thoms"

"Program support for Computational Genomics"

More at http://web.iitd.ac.in/~sundar/

https://bioalgorithms.ucsd.edu/research4.html

The group is both computational and experimental.

We ask biological questions to large datasets made using novel genomics techniques, with the help of computers. One of the strengths in the group are the many connections to high-profile experimental laboratories which supply data to be analyzed.

Lab webpage @ http://people.binf.ku.dk/albin/Sandelin_group_at_the_Bioinformatic_Centre/The_Sandelin_group.html

Contact The Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Kusmaur, Maunath Bhanjan-275101 (U.P.); Phone: 0547-2530080, Fax: 0547-2530358, e mail: nbaimicar@gmail.com; website: www.nbaim.org.in OR

Dr. Dhananjaya P. Singh, Senior Scientist & CCPI, NABG project, NBAIM, Maunath Bhanjan, 275101; Mob.- 09415291703; e mail - dpsfarm@rediffmail.com, nabg.nbaim@gmail.com

More at http://www.nbaim.org.in/Announc.aspx?cd=36